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Barbiturate was extremely fashionable in the initial part of this century. It belongs to the class of depressants. These drugs turn out a status of intoxication that is surprisingly parallel to alcohol intoxication. Based on the dosage, regularity, and period of use, one can rapidly build up tolerance, physical dependence and psychological dependence on barbiturates. (more…)

Barbiturates are generally referred to as brain relaxants. Barbiturates operate upon the central nervous system (CNS) as the depressants producing a wide range of effects from gentle sedation to severe anesthesia. It is confirmed that people are strongly addicted to the barbiturate both physically and physiologically. Based upon the kinds of dosage barbiturates can be subjected for the therapeutic use and also combined with numerous effects on the individual activities. (more…)

Phenobarbitone is a long acting barbiturate that exerts a depressant action on the CNS. It takes about 2 hours for its onset of action and the entire duration of action lasts for about 6 to 12 hours. Other drugs in this category are barbitone, methyl barbitone, diallylbarbituric acid, mephobarbital and phenytoin. (more…)

Barbiturates are classified under sedatives in the psychoactive drug classification which includes a number of drugs that have been classified on the basis of their duration of action. They are widely and rapidly absorbed in to the body from the mucous membranes and the subcutaneous tissues. Earlier they were the commonly employed anesthetics, sedatives, hypnotics, etc. But it has number of undesirable effects that has made way for newer benzodiazepines. (more…)

Barbiturates are crystalline, odorless powders with a faintly bitter taste. They have a depressant action on the central nervous system and large doses can directly suppress the medullary respiratory center. There are a number of drugs in this category that have been classified as long acting, short acting, intermediate acting and ultra short acting. (more…)